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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has issued a special press statement on the state of the Nigerian nation. While reiterating his desire not to return to partisan politics, the former military head of state who later became a civilian president in 1999 used his lengthy press release to ask President Muhammad Buhari not to seek a second term in 2019. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent the name of Mrs. Aisha Ahmad to the Senate for confirmation as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Ahmad would replace a former deputy governor of the apex bank, who retired early this year. ...

Former Deputy National Chairman of Alimodu Sheriff led People Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to unleash Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Delta state government over alleged “blank 2017 budget and appropriation” for the state. Ojougbo, who is now an APC chieftain in Delta state, said that ...

Fellow Nigerians, let me say exciting times are here again. You may ask what is so exciting about this period with our myriad of problems? Please, allow me to put it this way. Politicians are like students while the voters are their teachers. Every now and then the chickens come home to roost and politicians are forced to test their ...

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni has congratulated Nigerians as the country marks her 57th Independence anniversary. In a statement released to mark the occasion, Ambassador Mumuni also advised the President Buhari-led APC government to use the remainder of its tenure to fulfill its campaign promises to Nigerians. The renowned security expert said; though ...

Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu has debunked a report that he was deceived by APC chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun to support President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential elections. Momodu, took to Twitter on Sunday to state that he voted president Buhari our of his own volition adding that he would wait for ...

As the jury is out on whether President Muhammadu Buhari should or not seek a second term in 2019, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has given a strong indication that the President has not even considered it. Speaking to The Guardian at The Royal Institute of International Affairs- a.k.a. Chatham House- on Friday, the governor, who is a confidant ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a United Nations delegation to urgently negotiate with North Korea over the development of accelerated nuclear weapons by the country. Addressing the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday in New York, United States, Buhari said all necessary pressure and diplomatic efforts must be brought to bear on North Korea to accept ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has today departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for New York, to participate in the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This was made known by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed the departure on his Facebook page, on Sunday, in Abuja. Adesina posted: “President Buhari departs Abuja to New ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to dialogue with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to curb the secessionist agitations instead of the deployment of soldiers in the South-East. Obasanjo said this during an interview with the Newsweek Magazine. The former President said, “I don’t see anything wrong in that (Buhari meeting with ...